Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
# Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa

The Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa is an order of Panama, instituted on 1 July 1941 (Ley No. 94 de 1 de julio de 1941). It is awarded for distinguished diplomatic services and contributions to international relations between Panama and other states.

## Ranks

There are 5 ranks in the order:

* Extraordinary Grand Cross (Gran Cruz Extraordinaria)
* Grand Cross (Gran Cruz)
* Grand Officer (Gran Oficial)
* Commander (Comendador)
* Knight (Caballero)

## Insignia

The ribbon is purple with a yellow central stripe.

Ribbon bars :

| Extraordinary Grand Cross | Grand Cross | Grand Officer | Commander | Knight |
| - | - | - | - | - |

## Notable recipients

* Extraordinary Grand Crosses
   * Juan Carlos I of Spain
   * Óscar Osorio
* Grand Crosses
   * Albert II, Prince of Monaco
   * Miguel Alemán Velasco
   * Henry H. Arnold
   * Cristian Barros
   * Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
   * Andrés Carrascosa Coso (2017)
   * Jimmy Carter
   * Jacques Diouf
   * Dwight D. Eisenhower
   * Felipe VI of Spain
   * Guillermo Fernández de Soto
   * William Halsey Jr.
   * Kenneth I. Juster
   * Queen Letizia of Spain
   * Marc Ouellet
   * Harry Radhakishun
   * Queen Sofía of Spain
* Grand Officers
   * Guy Harvey
   * George Joulwan
   * Ray E. Porter
   * John F. Shafroth Jr.
   * Harold C. Train
   * Ester Neira de Calvo
   * Li Ka-shing
* Commanders
   * José Arce
   * Tomasa Ester Casís
   * Hector P. Garcia
   * Allan L. Goldstein
   * Edward Hanson
   * Ernest King
   * Flor María Araúz
   * María Olimpia de Obaldía
   * Thomas W. Stukel
   * Col. William André Wedemeyer
* Knights
   * Alicia Alonso
   * Bernardo Benes
   * Ruth Fernández
   * Samuel Lewis Galindo
   * Sigfrido A. Muller Espino
   * Carlos Morales Troncoso
   * Ernest TC-Singh
